Tuesday, January 31, 2012

This week (January 30 – February 3) is Impression Obsession's CHA Winter preview of NEW IMAGES!
Each day, different team members will be showcasing new designs. There will be a $25 Gift Certificate Drawing every day and an additional $25 Gift certificate awarded on Friday, all for use in our online store, which will have all of the new stamps. ......! To be eligible to win:

Monday, January 30, 2012

Hello! Welcome to the "Brand New" Technique Tuesday blog hop.
Technique Tuesday’s Stamping Techs are blog hopping again, and we are delighted this month to share with you some cool projects made with some of the new stamps Technique Tuesday is debuting this week at the CHA trade show in California.

Here is what I created with the NEW stamp set calledFly.

I stamped the little boy and girl with Clearsnap ColorBox Pigment Ink: Plum Berry. Enjoy is stamped with Clearsnap ColorBox Pigment Ink: Banana Custard. The second sentiment I cut out and adhered with 3D Foam Squares by Thrm O Web. I added ribbon and a button to the front.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

I combined Bring On The Love stamp set with several digital files that I cut using my Silhouette Cameo. The Large heart is from Heart 4 U set by Laina Lamb. The Circle Page Pieces Digi Kit includes page and card mats, frames, accents and borders. I cut several borders and used bits and pieces here.

I stamped “lots of love for you” on cardstock with Clearsnap ColoBox Pigment Ink in Moss Green. I cut it out and layered it over Elle’s Studio tags and attached it to the page with The Paper Studio brad.

Love you is from DigiKit – Card Words: Love by Kristina Werner. The stamped sentiments were stamped with ColorBox Pigment Ink in Cranberry.I have been using Sticky Dot Runner by Therm O Web to adhere the small Silhouette Cameo cuts. This one, I stitched in addition to the adhesive.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

These are examples of some cards that you can make with your first kit called Friendship Blooms.

- When members join, their first kit is over 1/2 off the usual price-- $7.99 (plus postage & handling)- Members will receive 5 free gifts along with their first kit--a zippered carrying pouch, a bone folder, embossing and piercing tool, a "created by" stamp, and an acrylic block.- Kits will be sent about every month at the cost of $16.99 (plus postage & handling) (This is a great deal when you think of what you pay for one card in the store---and you can make 8-10 with the kit!)- There is NO minimum purchase and members can cancel at ANY time.- They offer a 100% guarantee of satisfaction.

The CardMaker Kit of the Month Club would be perfect for someone just getting into cardmaking. Everything is color coordinated, packed full of products and ready to go.

The CardMaker Kit is perfect to take to a crop or a friends house and have a card making party.

I like that there are new techniques introduced each month and there are photos and steps to follow in the instruction booklets. The acrylic stamps that come in the kit are a great addition and you can use them over and over again.

Even if you are not a beginner, the CardMaker Kit would be great for you as well. I saw this kit as an opportunity to make my own creations, to use kit as it, or to add to it from my own stash.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Our next challenge, "Oldie but a Goodie", starts today, January 19, and continues to the following Wednesday evening, January 25, at 10 PM. If you would like a chance to win free stamps, get busy out there, then post creation at the bottom of the post on Impression Obsession Blog, between January 19 - 25, using Inlinkz.

Here is my card.

I used some really old stamps. The Wired Birdcage I had for a long time, but I love it and use it. The Cover-a-Card Wallpaper rubber stamp is so pretty. I used new ColorBox Scentz Embossing Powder: Lemonade to heat emboss the background on the tag. The embossing powder really smells like Lemonade and it lasts up to 2 weeks after embossing.

I have a video below to show you how I made the card, if you are interested in seeing my process. It did take me 25 minutes to complete this card, but don’t worry, I made this one super fast. I hope you like it.

I added watercolor crayons to the cage and then glitter on top of that. The butterflies are stamped with ColorBox Mix’d Media Inx: Chiffon and heat embossed using the same color embossing powder. The Butterfly Bliss stamp set is one of my first sets from Impression Obsession.

The Mix’d Media Inx stay wet for a long time and the embossing powder sticks really well.

I hope you'll take the time to visit the other designer's blogs for inspiration!***Don't forget to link your projects on Impression Obsession blog.